PAK vs ENG: Pakistan opt to bat in second Test match
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first in the second Test against England at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
In the first Test, Pakistan suffered a heavy defeat, losing by an innings and 47 runs.
England’s captain Ben Stokes is back in the team after missing the first Test due to a hamstring injury, according to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday.
On the Pakistan side, key players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah are not part of the squad announced on Sunday.
Pakistan’s Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (captain), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mehmood.
England’s Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
